Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Constance Enola Morgan (1935-1993)
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E. Russell “Noodles” Smith (?-1952)
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Leah Ward Sears (1955- )
Cassey House, Philadelphia
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Amy Matilda Williams Cassey (1808-1856)

Explore Global African History

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Marie-Joseph dite Angelique (1700-1734)
Festus Okotie-Eboh
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Festus Samuel Okotie-Eboh (1912-1966)
Maria Isabel Urrutia
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María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (1965- )
Devante Malik Smith-Pelly
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Devante Malik Smith-Pelly (1992- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Africans and African Americans in China: A Long History, A Troubled Present, and a Promising Future?
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Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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